When asked to describe herself during an interview, Mary Beth Oostenbrug had no words other than wife and mother. Nothing to describe herself as a person. This was the beginning of her search for her identity, which caused her marriage to end. Throughout her thirties and forties, Mary Beth used life&#x2019;s hardships as well as daily joys to find her way to the center of who she is, a servant of God. Her journey includes surviving a divorce, raising four sons while earning a degree, losing a son and many other events that all caused her to develop an inner strength and greater faith that continue to guide her through life&#x2019;s challenges.